Category: Current/ Political Affairs
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IDEAL, IDLE OR IDOL INDIA?
Every Indian has his or her own idea of India. Pseudo-nationalists would have us believe that India is now an ideal country. Never mind that 400,000 citizens left the country last year seeking greener pastures and greenbacks elsewhere. The “Idea of India’ was the theme of a seminar organized on Saturday 27th August at the…
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UNIFORMITY, CONFORMITY OR DEFORMITY?
TV Debates and newspaper headlines are replete with news and views on the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC). They have generated more heat than light. That, sadly, may be what the UCC is all about. Let us go by the facts, not opinions, especially those being bandied about by blind supporters of the BJP. While…
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GENERAL SUNITH FRANCIS RODRIGUES (RETD) PVSM, VSM, ADC
19/9/1933 – 4/3/2020 One more gallant, courageous and compassionate soldier has gone to his reward; to the bosom of the Supreme Commander of the forces of good – the Heavenly Father. It is by chance that I came to know about the passing on of Gen Rodrigues. I scoured my two newspapers and a couple…
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SOMEBODY RAPED NOBODY – MADNESS!
When our kids were quite small they regaled visitors to our home with this story. “There were three friends named Somebody, Nobody and Mad. One day Somebody killed Nobody so Mad went to the police station and blurted out that Somebody had killed Nobody. The inspector was not amused and shot back – Are you…
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UNEQUAL, EVEN IN DEATH
“So it is said We are all equal when dead. It is indeed the great equalizer; But only, and only when Subtle lies are the tranquilizer! Else, those who lie down in death, Are not equal yet”. If you are wondering which moron mouthed these immortal words you don’t have far to look, for I…
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THE HUG, UNPLUGGED
Has Pope Francis sold his soul to the devil? Oops sorry, I meant Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Christians in India awoke on Sunday (31st October) morning to see screaming headlines accompanied by a large photograph of Pope Francis and Narendra Modi hugging each other. It evoked mixed reactions. Going by those in the Catholic media…
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THE POWER OF ONE
Some of you may have seen my latest YouTube Hindi video 1+1=11 (eleven). It is the title of a 2003 Bollywood movie starring Govinda and Sanjay Dutt. You may also have heard the Hindi saying “Akele channa bhar nahin phor sakta” (A single grain of gram cannot break the vessel in which it is being…
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SINS OF THE MAHATMA
Outrageous! How dare one make such a statement on the eve of his 152nd birth anniversary? The “sins” that I am referring to are the Seven Social Sins that the Mahatma had identified and published in Young India magazine on 22/10/1925, almost a hundred years ago. How relevant are they today? Here they are: A…
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SETTLED FOURTH
This title is enigmatic. It should either be “Settled For”, “Set Forth” or “Settled for Fourth”. It is actually an amalgam of all three. “Settle for” usually means accepting something that is below par. “Settled for fourth” obviously means that the proponent/ exponent has settled for fourth place. To “set forth” is just the opposite,…
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75 YEAR TWITCH
Married men are supposed to suffer from the 40 year itch when, though hitched, they start looking for greener pastures. A body continues to twitch for sometime as the muscles and nerves relax. Does a nation also itch or twitch in the course of its history? India Today magazine tried to stitch together this itch…